Yoaz Hendel

Israel Election 2026: What are you voting for when you choose a party hovering at the threshold?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll

Moti Leitner with Dr. Nechumi Yaffe.

Haredi Public party reveals first woman in Israel's history running for Knesset with a haredi party

Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, an Israeli economist and political figure who heads the New Economic Party.

Hendel-Zelekha crosses electoral threshold in new KAN poll, complicating coalition possibilities


Zionist Spirit's creation may bring Netanyahu closer to goal, expert says

Shaked-Hendel joint run enters a crowded field of parties competing for right-wing votes.

 Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked and Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel launch the Zionist Spirit party

The Zionist Spirit is Shaked, Hendel's last chance in Knesset - analysis

The new Zionist Spirit party's mixed messages on various issues, including Netanyahu, could push them further below the electoral threshold.

 Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked holds a press conference with Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel at Hamacabia Village in Ramat Gan, on July 27, 2022

Yamina by any other name is still a lost cause - opinion

The impetus for the merger had zero to do with Zionist ideals; it was a Hail Mary maneuver on the part of Shaked and Hendel not to have to kiss the Knesset goodbye.

 Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked and Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel

Israel Elections: Shaked, Hendel announce joint run as 'Zionist Spirit'

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked will lead the faction with Hendel and Hauser placed in the number two and four slots, respectively.

 Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked and Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel launch the Zionist Spirit party

Israel Elections: Yamina to launch official campaign this week

Agreements with Hendel, Hauser and Kahana will likely be reached by the launch of the campaign, a source in Yamina said.

Yamina MK Ayelet Shaked is seen at the inauguration of the 24th Knesset, on April 6, 2021.

Israel Elections: Netanyahu can't form coalition, Meretz shifts playing field - poll

Meretz returning to the political playing field is the cause behind Netanyahu's bloc drop to 59, the latest poll indicates.

 Benjamin Netanyahu is surrounded by Likud members at a preliminary reading at the Knesset of a bill to dissolve the parliament after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid moved to disband their government and hold an election, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2022.

Israel Elections: Yamina passes threshold with Hendel and Hauser, poll finds

Yamina would become the deciding factor in forming a government if Hender and Hauser join it, according to the new poll.

MK Zvi Hauser and Israeli minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel attend a New Hope faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 6, 2022.

Hendel: 'I was threatened over kosher cellphone reform'

"Every decision has a political price. But it is unacceptable that ministers reach their positions and then only deal with survival instead of making decisions for public benefit," Hendel said.

 Israeli minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel at a conference with supporters in Shoham on July 12, 2022.

Will Shaked, Hendel and Kahana join forces for election?

A Shaked/Hendel partnership would give Yamina a significant boost ahead of the November 1 election. 

 Left to right: Yoaz Hendel, Ayelet Shaked, Matan Kahana

Israel moves to adopt European Standards imports rules; enable WiFi 6E

The Communications Ministry has announced a pair of new adjustments to regulations that will enable a cheaper technological future for the country.

 Freight being loaded March 16, 2011